Aquaporins-Aquaporins in fetal development

MARTÍNEZ NORA; DAMIANO ALICIA

Subcellular Biochemistry

Springer

Año: 2017; p. 199 - 212

AQPs are essential for the correct development of many organs like heart, skin, lung, central nervous system and so others.The regulation of placental water transfer and intramembranous resorption are poorly understood; however, both phenomena support the hypothesis thatAQP water channels may be fundamental to the regulation of fetal water flow. In addition, several disorders such as abortion, premature birth, amniotic fluid volume.Abnormality, malformation and fetal growth restrictions may result when the homeostasis of the maternal-fetal fluid exchange is disrupted.